Within the clan grounds!
"Second—"
Just as Kakashi was about to ask whether the Second had something to discuss, the Second spoke first.
He turned to Kushina beside him and said, "I have an experiment here that may require your help!"
"An experiment?"
Kakashi's brow furrowed slightly at those words, recalling the improved Four Red Yang Barrier that had manifested in the Land of Stone.
"Could it be that the Second has already...?"
Kakashi's expression shifted slightly. Looking at the silver-haired man before him, a trace of shock flashed through his exposed right eye.
"Alright!"
Kushina did not hesitate and directly agreed to the Second's request.
Everyone in Konoha trusted the Second unconditionally, and Kushina was naturally no exception. Of course, that trust rested on the premise that the Second's body remained under his own control.
"You should come along too!"
The Second glanced at Kakashi, then flashed away.
Kushina and Kakashi did not hesitate. Their figures flickered as they followed behind the Second.
Before long, the three arrived in a remarkably spacious laboratory. Perhaps the Second had cleared it out beforehand, for there were no sophisticated instruments or anything of the sort inside.
"Release your chains and see whether you can make them circulate along this chakra pathway!"
The Second acted with decisive efficiency and wasted no words. Upon arriving, he handed Kushina a scroll.
"What is this?"
Kushina took the scroll and spread it open with both hands. Instantly, a diagram of chakra circulation paths appeared before her eyes.
The diagram was covered in densely packed chakra lines, countless strands crossing and flowing through one another in an exceptionally complex pattern.
Though she felt she could barely make sense of it, Kushina still studied it carefully.
However, she may not have noticed that Kakashi, standing behind her, suddenly